CICLOPE Asia Pacific has announced the Jury Presidents who will lead the judging of the 2026 Awards. This year’s experts are a group of industry leaders from across the international creative community. They will bring fresh perspectives and cross-regional dialogue to the process of selecting the work displaying excellence in craft.
The 2026 CICLOPE Asia Pacific jury presidents are:
- DIRECTION – Medb Riordan, Academy Films, Co-Owner & Global Managing Director; and Nils Schwemer – Iconoclast Germany, Partner
- PRODUCTION – Rebecca Skinner, Superprime Films, Managing Director & Executive Producer
- POST-PRODUCTION – Mandy Harris, Untold Studios, Executive Producer
- IDEAS – Matt Murphy, 72andSunny, Global CCO
They will be joined by a hand-picked panel of top directors, producers, creatives and marketing specialists from across the Asia Pacific region, with the first Executive Jury members already announced.
This year’s Awards are now open to enter.
In 2026, the CICLOPE Asia Pacific Awards have a brand-new structure of four craft sections: Direction, Production, Post-Production and Ideas.
Within those craft sections are 23 different categories, including new ones highlighting work defining the future of creativity, such as: Campaign, Branded Comedy, Live Experience & Activation, Creative Use of AI, and Sustainability & Social Impact.
Juan Maria Fernandez, CICLOPE partner & director of Awards, commented, “CICLOPE Asia Pacific is something we look forward to each year, as we’re always enthralled by the
diversity of work and unique approaches to creativity and craft across the region. To bring more voices into the mix, for this 8th edition, we’ve invited leading industry figures from around the world to serve as Jury Presidents – something we’re confident will enrich the conversation.
We also have another reason to be excited: this year we’re landing in Sydney with a full program of talks and an Awards Ceremony. So the people behind the best commercials, music videos and short films across the Asia Pacific region will have the chance to shine on stage.
Find out how your work stands up with the industry’s best. Enter here.
